John W. Beeman

Email: john_beeman@usgs.gov

M.A. 1984. University of South Dakota. Juvenile salmonid ecology and physiology.

John Beeman's interests include alternative methods of rearing and imprinting juvenile salmonids; modeling biological and physical factors affecting migration rates of juvenile salmonids; developing non-lethal methods of smoltification assessment; using physiological telemetry to determine the vertical and horizontal distribution of fishes; and fish passage issues at hydroelectric facilities. He is currently working on research using radio telemetry to assess the effects of structural and operational changes at Columbia River dams on the downstream passage of juvenile salmonids as well as the vertical distribution of resident fish based on data from surgically implanted pressure sensors. He is also a DOI motorboat operator instructor.

Representative Publications:

Novotny, J. F. and J. W. Beeman. 1990. Use of a fish health condition profile in assessing the health and condition of juvenile chinook salmon. The Progressive Fish Culturist 52:162-170.

Beeman, J. W., D. W. Rondorf, M. E. Tilson, and D. A. Venditti. 1995. A nonlethal measure of smolt status of juvenile steelhead based on body morphology. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 124:764-769.

Beeman, J. W., P. V. Haner and A. G. Maule. 1998. Evaluation of a new miniature pressure-sensitive radio transmitter. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 18:458-464.

Beeman, J. W. and A. G. Maule. 2001. Residence times and diel passage distributions of radio-tagged juvenile spring chinook salmon and steelhead in a gatewell and fish-collection channel of a Columbia River dam. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 21:455-463.

Beeman, J. W., T. D. Counihan and A. G. Maule. 2003. Using radio telemetry to determine fish passage information at large hydroelectric dams: Design and analysis to achieve multiple objectives with a single design. Proceedings of the 16th International Symposium on Biotelemetry, Vienna, Austria, May 6-11, 2001.

Mailing Address:

U.S. Geological Survey
Western Fisheries Research Center
Columbia River Research Laboratory
5501-A Cook-Underwood Road
Cook, Washington 98606-9717

Phone: 509-538-2299
Fax: 509-538-2843